Opela Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Opela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Opela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:1,212,23786,130
Kenya711:650,42129,207
Uganda701:557,70430,541
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Papua New Guinea271:301,99040,635
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
France11:66,422,722504,397
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Opěla (155) are calculated separately.

Opela (88) may also be a first name.

Opela Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Opela Come From? nationality or country of origin

Opela (Georgian: ოფელა) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as: Opěla. Click here to see other possible spellings of Opela.

How Common Is The Last Name Opela? popularity and diffusion

The last name Opela is the 561,353rd most commonly occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,898,311 people. The surname Opela is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Opela reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 88 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 299 people, or 1 in 1,212,237. In The United States Opela is most frequent in: Texas, where 33 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 13 percent are found and Uganda, where 12 percent are found.

Opela Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Opela surname are 44.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 91.18% being registered with the party.

Opela earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.07% less than the national average, earning $37,509 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Opěla93155/
Opiela912,381/
Gopela91280/
Opelia91255/
Opelat91109/
Hopela9110/
Opeala917/
Opelas917/
Opeila914/
Opelya911/
Ophela911/
Oppela911/
Opelea911/
Opelah911/
Ophelia8362/
Hoppela8327/
Hopelai8323/
Hopeala8313/
Hopeela8311/
Opheila831/
Opeleha831/
Opeilia831/
Ophella830/
Opgella830/
Opala804,822/
Opila801,826/
Opeli80824/
Opele80768/
Epela80709/
Opelo80621/
Apela80547/
Opola80392/
Opely80311/
Ophellia771/
Hospetla771/
Opalla731,739/
Opilas73502/
Opiola73484/
Opalia73333/
Hopely73170/
Opylat73168/
Opayla73165/
Apelia7366/
Aspela7361/
Opalay7347/
Hapela7341/
Oupele7339/
Opieła7337/
Hopila7334/
Hopola7332/
Ophila7332/
Opelio7331/
Opilat7328/
Ophala7322/
Gopila7321/
Oppala7319/
Epaela7317/
Gapela7316/
Opeuli7316/
Ophele7315/
Opielo7315/
Opolia7314/
Oopola7313/
Oppeli7312/
Opaala7311/
Opelet7311/
Hopyla7311/
Epelia7310/
Opolai7310/
Apelas739/
Opilia739/
Opeele739/
Oypala739/
Opilah738/
Appela738/
Epelea738/
Odpeli737/
Gopelo737/
Apaela736/
Oppola735/
Opolla735/
Oopala734/
Opalea734/
Hopele734/
Opiele734/
Aphela734/
Opaelo734/
Eppela733/
Apelah733/
Apelea733/
Opolya732/
Opalau731/
Opetle731/
Gopele731/
Apetla731/
Opalah731/
Apeela731/
Opaila731/
Opalaa731/
Oupola731/
Oepala731/
Epeela731/
Eupela731/
Apelat731/
Ohpala731/
Apiela731/
Opilha731/
Hopala731/
Opisla730/
Ophely730/
Haspela67308/
Ophilia67245/
Hopelos6768/
Apelias6747/
Ozpehli6741/
Ouppala6741/
Hopilah6738/
Ophelie6735/
Hospely6726/
Hopolai6720/
Huopala6718/
Hoppila6712/
Ooppala679/
Opallah676/
Ashpela675/
Opallia675/
Țapelea674/
Appetla673/
Ephelia672/
Huopola672/
Aspelia672/
Apelaya672/
Oppelit671/
Goppila671/
Apeatla671/
Apelast671/
Ozpelit671/
Hospila671/
Hopalai671/
Houpele671/
Houpelo671/
Opeilou671/
Ophelle671/
Ophylia671/
Opiolia671/
Opallla671/
Oppelez671/
Ospilia671/
Ohpilia671/
Țepelea671/
Appelas671/
Appelia671/
O'Palla671/
Opelech671/
Hopeliz671/
Ouppila671/
Ophilea671/
Uoppala671/
Aphelia670/
Hopeler670/
Hopeley670/
Opelych670/

Opela Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Opela in the Georgian language
ოფელაopela-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Opela
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